this evening, O gentle moon, <br />this evening you <br />preside over calm, dearest moon; <br />you bring quiet <br />and sweetness in the cool air; <br />and the trees rise to kiss you <br />and the sun sets like a dying soldier <br />in the arms of his love; <br />this evening you bring stillness <br />and contentment <br />and end of thought and conflict <br />and you bring <br />seeing of things as they are<br /><br />Raj Arumugam<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/this-evening-dearest-moon/